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Issue: Keen Detective Funnies #20
Publication Date: May 1940
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Issues: #20 of 24 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagCentaur
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Centaur Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/26/1940
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: The pay-record for this issue were used for credit identification. Records were kept by Lloyd Jacquet, head of "Funnies, Inc." who packaged this issue. Pay-record data provided by Robert Wiener.

On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, 1940, Number 2. Second class permit. Copyright number 451773.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; color interior
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Eye; Estella
First Line: The Eye's power ray repels the attacking aliens!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Credits confirmed by pay record.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Books for boys and girls
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.17
Disclose Notes: Four Lone Ranger books, a Hardy Boys book, a Melody Lane book, a Judy Bolton book, a Dana Girls book, and a Nancy Drew book sold through Centaur Publications, Inc.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: For stamp collectors
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Pages: 0.17
Disclose Notes: Three stamp ads from Movie Star Stamps, Centaur Publications, and Tatham Stamps.
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Help Yourself to a Free Gift by Helping Uncle Joe!

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.66
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Eye; Curly; Estella
First Line: Our story opens near the bitter root mountain border country of America's rugged and beautiful great northwest!
Synopsis: An airplane is smuggling illegal aliens from Canada to Montana.
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Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Credits confirmed by pay record.
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Magnetic Mine Menace

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Carol; Absalom; Hall
Synopsis: Magnetic mines are being dropped in the area where the ship Dean and friends are traveling through.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: The pay-records state Harry Frances Campbell was paid for this work, although Tex Blaisdell signed the next to last panel on page 8.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Dan Dennis; Tick [Tickner]; Lawrence Hilly; Mrs. Hilly; Betty Hilly; Erick; Steve
First Line: Tick!
Synopsis: Spies kidnap a man's daughter to get secret plans.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Red duotone on pages 1, 3, 4, and 6, pages 2 and 5 are black and white.
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Lesson Number Seven

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Bill; Butch
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): TNT Todd; Mr. Death
First Line: "The One Thousand and One" is a vast organization of crime headed by "The Three Hoods"
Synopsis: Todd is helped by an enemy of the One Thousand and One gang.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Duotone on pages 1, 3 and 4, black and white on pages 2 and 5. Credits via pay-records.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, non-fiction
Character(s): Luke S. May
First Line: Mechanics of walking - differ with each person
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Duotone. Five one-panel cartoons. Credit from pay-record.
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Muddy Evidence

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Amos Druth; James Druth
Synopsis: James Druth thinks he has gotten away with murder.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Credit for artist confirmed, and for writer from the pay-record.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Dean Masters; Doc Crawford; Tony Disilver; Kitty Crane [also as Dorothy Holms]; Reed
First Line: That's a picture of Tony Disilver, Doc. I've served notice through the papers that he'll get the works if he tries to operate in Bay City!
Synopsis: Dean is set-up for murder.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credits confirmed by pay records.

The writer wrote Kitty's fake name as Doris first, then Dorothy afterwards.

Duotone on pages 1, 3, 4 and 6, black and white on pages 2 and 5.
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Clever Clues
Character(s): Mr. A.; Mrs. A.; M. Bertillion
First Line: As a woman stepped out of a rowboat at an amusement park near a shallow lake - it started to pour rain.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Puzzles.
Credits confirmed from pay-records.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Character(s): Captain Forsyth; Sergeant Maclean; Suszette
First Line: Captain Forsyth is still before the Maginot Line.
Synopsis: Suszette has a way in and out of an occupied town.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Duotone on pages 1, 3, 4 and 6, black and white on pages 2 and 5.
Credits confirmed by pay-records.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): The Masked Marvel
First Line: A transport plane, loaded with passengers, roars into the air from a western airport-
Synopsis: The Masked Marvel investigates many mysterious explosions.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Credits confirmed by pay-sheet.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, non-fiction
Character(s): William Sheridan; Lefty
First Line: Detective William Sheridan
Synopsis: About William Sheridan and how photography helped him capture crooks.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Credits confirmed by pay-sheet.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Spark O'Leary; Dr. Evans
First Line: Spark has just been broadcasting about a gang of hijackers who have been operating in his city
Synopsis: Spark turns to a hypnotist to help him stop a gang.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Credits confirmed by pay-sheet.
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Bullets Have Fingerprints

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, non-fiction
Character(s): Robert Churchill
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Fact page.
Credits confirmed by pay-sheet.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Amazing-Man
Character(s): The Great Question; The Shark; The Iron Skull; Drago; Prof. Doran; Rocklin; Red; Minimidget; Ritty
First Line: Read these! Every month-
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back-cover. Full-page ad for Amazing-Man Comics #11 featuring splash pages for the Amazing-Man, The Shark, The Iron Skull, and Minimidget stories.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: This beautiful desk for only $1.00
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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